Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson 2019: People
We here at the Jackson Free Press like to keep our focus on local: local people, local business, local food—you get the idea. There’s nothing to us more local than …
Best of Jackson
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Celebrating the Best
Each year, we use Best of Jackson to highlight the best local businesses, people and organizations in the city.
Jacksonian
Jennifer Bell
Jennifer Bell's goal is to turn great athletes into great men, while allowing them to play the game they love, she says.
Health Care
A Bridge Too Far: ‘No’ to Medicaid Expansion
As the 2019 legislative session heats up, state legislators are again tussling over the Medicaid program and whether or not to accept federal funds that could expand coverage to as …
City & County
Jackson’s Tripartite Assault on Crime; Cops on Leave After Man's Death from Head Injury
The latest murders in Jackson mean that the capital city could be on track for more homicides than in 2018, which was the highest on record since late in the …
Crime
Criminal Reform Shows Strength at Capitol Gathering from Left, Right
After years of tough-on-crime approaches to arrests and filling prison, conservatives have joined the bandwagon for some types of reform to how America incarcerates its people.
LGBT
High Court Lets Military Implement Transgender Restrictions
The Trump administration can go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.
Education
As Proponents Rally, Mississippi School Choice Outlook Murky
It's unclear whether Mississippi lawmakers will seek to expand charter schools or public subsidies for private schools, even as proponents press for action.
Biz Roundup
Samantha Crain at the Art Museum, A Night on Us from Airbnb and Modern American Miss Mississippi
The Mississippi Museum of Art will host Samantha Crain, a Choctaw folk singer, songwriter and poet from Oklahoma, for a concert to mark the closing of the exhibition "Jeffrey Gibson: …
Education
Mississippi Least Educated Despite Bryant's 'Better Than Ever' Claim
Mississippi claims the top spot as the least educated state in the country in a new study out just two weeks after Gov. Phil Bryant proclaimed that Mississippi's educational system …
National
Kamala Harris Opens Presidential Bid
Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump's nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday.
Person of the Day
Kermit Davis
Mississippi's Kermit Davis is getting another crack at a big-time men's basketball coaching job nearly 30 years after the lowest point in his career.
Education
Mississippi Graduation Rate Hits New Record of 84 Percent
Mississippi is graduating a greater share of its students in four years than ever before, with 84 percent of public high school seniors earning their diplomas on time last year, …
Business
Lucky Town Announces March Closing
On Friday, Jan. 18, Lucky Town Brewing Company announced that it will soon end beer production. The tap room will remain open until March 9.
Civil Rights
Mississippi Leaders Still 'Honoring' Racists, After All These Years
The head of the Mississippi state agency that sent out a tweet this week honoring Confederate General Robert E. Lee once attended a rally of a racist organization that refers …
